Moment 4: Obama, Xi summit at the Nuclear Security Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama meet in The Hague, Netherlands on March 24, 2014 ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit. [Photo/ Xinhua]

Time: March 2014

Location: The Hague, Netherlands

Memories: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Barack Obama at the U.S. ambassador's residence in The Hague, Netherlands on March 24, 2014 ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit.

Xi Jinping stressed that 2014 marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic relations. Faced with the current complicated international situation, China and the U.S. enjoy broader areas of cooperation. The Chinese side is willing to work with the U.S. side to always adhere to the right course of establishing a new model of major-country relations and to promote bilateral relations for a constant, sound and stable development.

Obama expressed that, over the 35 years since the establishment of the diplomatic relationship, U.S.-China relations have made considerable progress. With increasingly close bilateral exchange and the interests of the two countries closely connected, U.S.-China relations have become one of the most important bilateral relations in modern times. He is willing to keep up communication with President Xi Jinping on a series of major issues, and jointly promote the establishment of a new model of U.S.-China major country relations. The U.S. has no intention to damage the stability in China or to contain China, and it supports the reform process in China. With regard to the differences and frictions existing between the two sides, the U.S. side is willing to handle these issues in a constructive manner. The U.S. is ready to work with China to send out the positive message that both sides are committed to developing U.S.-China relations.